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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 3538505" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Adventus Regis - Part 17c: The Senator’s Box</strong></p><p></p><p>Kham landed with a thud. The wind was knocked out of him from the blow, but he was still alive, and that was something.</p><p></p><p>He looked up from the dirt to see Livius Carbo staring back at him. Between them lay a book emblazoned with the Yellow Sign.</p><p></p><p>They both dove for it. Livius grabbed it first and kept running.</p><p></p><p>“Oh no you don’t!” shouted Kham, rising to his feet to pursue. But the winged thing landed between them. Kham lost sight of Livius after that.</p><p></p><p>Cal landed next on his feet next to Kham in the arena. The great head of the beast snaked back and forth, choosing a target. </p><p></p><p>“Hey!” shouted Kham. “Over here you big ugly bastard!” </p><p></p><p>“But Kham--” began Cal.</p><p></p><p>“I’ll keep it distracted!” said Kham. “Kill that thing in the senator’s box.” When Cal didn’t move, he shouted again. “Go!”</p><p></p><p>Kham’s command spurred Cal into action. He bounded across the arena and hurled himself towards the balcony. The Ss’ressen’s powerful legs propelled him halfway up the arena wall. He dug in his powerful claws and climbed, scaling it foot by foot. </p><p></p><p>Cal cleared the rim. He scrambled up into the senator’s box, axe in hand. There was nothing there but a drippy corpse.</p><p></p><p>The liquid eyes turned to focus on him. As their gazes locked, Cal’s mind recoiled in horror…</p><p></p><p>Suddenly, he was engulfed in darkness. It was only when Cal felt the King envelop him in his cold soft grasp that he cried out and struggled with deadly fury, but his hands were useless. Cal felt as if he had been struck full in the face. Then, as he fell, Cal heard Kham’s cry and even while falling he longed to follow him, for he knew that the King in Yellow had opened his tattered mantle and there was only Yig to cry now.</p><p></p><p>Cal collapsed into the arena, unmoving. Behind him, Kham raised seared eyes to the fathomless glare of the King. </p><p></p><p>And then Kham saw the black stars hanging in the heavens, and the wet winds from the Lake of Hali chilled his face. And then, far away, over leagues of tossing cloud-waves, he saw the moon dripping with spray; and beyond, the towers of Carcosa rose behind the moon. </p><p></p><p>Then Kham heard the voice, rising, swelling, thundering through the flaring light, and as he fell, the radiance increased, increased, poured over him in waves of flame. Then he sank into the depths, and he heard the King in Yellow whispering to his soul: </p><p></p><p><em>"It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living god!"</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 3538505, member: 3285"] [b]Adventus Regis - Part 17c: The Senator’s Box[/b] Kham landed with a thud. The wind was knocked out of him from the blow, but he was still alive, and that was something. He looked up from the dirt to see Livius Carbo staring back at him. Between them lay a book emblazoned with the Yellow Sign. They both dove for it. Livius grabbed it first and kept running. “Oh no you don’t!” shouted Kham, rising to his feet to pursue. But the winged thing landed between them. Kham lost sight of Livius after that. Cal landed next on his feet next to Kham in the arena. The great head of the beast snaked back and forth, choosing a target. “Hey!” shouted Kham. “Over here you big ugly bastard!” “But Kham--” began Cal. “I’ll keep it distracted!” said Kham. “Kill that thing in the senator’s box.” When Cal didn’t move, he shouted again. “Go!” Kham’s command spurred Cal into action. He bounded across the arena and hurled himself towards the balcony. The Ss’ressen’s powerful legs propelled him halfway up the arena wall. He dug in his powerful claws and climbed, scaling it foot by foot. Cal cleared the rim. He scrambled up into the senator’s box, axe in hand. There was nothing there but a drippy corpse. The liquid eyes turned to focus on him. As their gazes locked, Cal’s mind recoiled in horror… Suddenly, he was engulfed in darkness. It was only when Cal felt the King envelop him in his cold soft grasp that he cried out and struggled with deadly fury, but his hands were useless. Cal felt as if he had been struck full in the face. Then, as he fell, Cal heard Kham’s cry and even while falling he longed to follow him, for he knew that the King in Yellow had opened his tattered mantle and there was only Yig to cry now. Cal collapsed into the arena, unmoving. Behind him, Kham raised seared eyes to the fathomless glare of the King. And then Kham saw the black stars hanging in the heavens, and the wet winds from the Lake of Hali chilled his face. And then, far away, over leagues of tossing cloud-waves, he saw the moon dripping with spray; and beyond, the towers of Carcosa rose behind the moon. Then Kham heard the voice, rising, swelling, thundering through the flaring light, and as he fell, the radiance increased, increased, poured over him in waves of flame. Then he sank into the depths, and he heard the King in Yellow whispering to his soul: [I]"It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living god!"[/I] [/QUOTE]
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